Dusk Definition

dŭsk
dusks, dusker, duskest
noun
dusks
The time of evening when it is beginning to get dark; dim part of twilight.
Webster's New World
Gloom; dusky quality.
Webster's New World
A darkish colour.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
adjective
dusker, duskest
Dark in color; dusky; shadowy.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
dusks
To become or make dark or dusky.
American Heritage
To make or become dusky or shadowy.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Dusk

Noun

Singular:
dusk
Plural:
dusks

Adjective

Base Form:
dusk
Comparative:
dusker
Superlative:
duskest

Origin of Dusk

  • From Middle English dosk, duske (adj., “dusky”), from Old English dox (“dark, swarthy”), from Proto-Germanic *duskaz (“dark, smoky”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhūs (cf. Old Irish donn 'dark', Latin fuscus 'dark, dusky', Sanskrit dhūsaras 'dust-colored'), from *dhū, dheu- 'to smoke, dust'. More at dye. Related to dust.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English dark alteration of Old English dox

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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